This is a moist and delicious cake! It is fantastic on its own, so I didn’t want to make a heavy frosting. A simple drizzle of condensed milk on top was the perfect touch for this Banana, Coconut and Pineapple Cake.

This cake is very simple to make and as you know, I am not a good baker, so trust me when I tell you it is easy and simple I always have ripe bananas at my house and I hate to waste them, so I decided to create this cake and to my surprise it was wonderful. We loved it! Read more…

As I’ve mentioned before, I get a lot of e-mails from my readers asking me for traditional Colombian recipes, Maria Luisa Cake being one of them. Well, after some phone calls to my family and friends in Colombia, I finally have this recipe for all of you that have requested it.

Here is the Torta Maria Luisa recipe! Read more…

This spinach cake is really simple and delicious. I have a weird relationship with spinach, sometimes I hate it and sometimes and I just can’t get enough of it. It all depends on how it’s prepared.

One of the ways I love to eat spinach is when it’s in this Spinach Cake This is a great vegetarian side dish. Enjoy it! Read more…

This mushroom cake is very easy to make, nothing fancy but the type of recipe you can make for lunch with a nice cup of soup. I bought
the mushrooms to make another recipe, but at the last minute, I realized that I didn’t have all the ingredients for it. Don’t you hate when that happens? But, that is how this mushroom cake was born and I loved it. Read more…

Enyucado is a traditional recipe from The Atlantic coast of Colombia. It is a cake made with shredded yuca, cheese, coconut and star anis seeds and is sweet with a wonderful texture.

I receive a lot e-mails from my readers asking me when I will be writing about certain favorite traditional Colombian recipes and this Enyucado is one of them. So, here is the recipe everyone. It was really easy to make and absolutely delicious. I hope you enjoy it. Read more…

Pandebono is a traditional colombian cheese bread. I have been getting a lot of e-mails asking me for this recipe, so here it is my friends. I made these delicious pandebonos last week and they came out perfectly and were delicious. For a minute, I did not miss Colombia while eating these fantastic cheese balls, accompanied by a cup of Colombian coffee of course. I ate so many of them, I could not get up from the couch for a while. Try them, you’ll thank me for it

Buen Provecho! Read more…

There are many reasons I don’t like Winter. First of all, Medellin, the city where I come from, is called “ The City Eternal Spring”. So, as you may have guessed, the weather in Medellin always resembles spring and there are no winters. I am not use to this cold weather. I have lived in New England for ten years, but I am still not used to it. Every year around the same time in January, I ask my husband the same question, “When is the last day of winter”? This year his answer was, “Look at the calendar, I can’t believe you ask me the same questions every year!” The second reason that I don’t like Winter is that I hate snow. Okay, I think it looks beautiful from the window, but that’s about all I like about it. The third and final reason is that it gets dark so early. My husband, on the other hand, loves winter and hates the heat, so there is no chance we are moving to Florida any time soon

So, let me tell you the positive things about Winter. I can cook comfort food, drink hot chocolate and wear boots and nice coats. I started writing this post after talking to my cousin Claudia, who lives in Florida, and I told her that it was snowing here. She said “Oh really, I have the windows open… it is so beautiful here. This conversation inspired this post

Now, about the roasted peppers. These cupcakes are a great way to hide some vegetables in kid’s snacks and a great treat for adults alike. Enjoy! Read more…